How about no! Have you not read other posts in this thread? You have to understand that at the end of the day, it is every gaining facility’s goal to staff that facility, nothing more. With that said, you as an aspiring transfer may have only a few select facilities in mind, but if they are well staffed for the most part that will still kill your chances of being selected just like it does now regardless of how long you’ve been in the FAA or at your facility. Making this seniority based solves nothing.
If we need to change anything, it’s how we prioritize the staffing of lower level facilities to let those with experience (of any seniority) move up or over to where they want to be. At least high level facs have Article 124 which grants priority placement RIGHTS after 15 years CPC to any ingrade/downgrade but that’s basically where ever you want when you’re currently at the top (10-11-12). That’s a long time, but it’s something. We’re facing a situation where too many people are stuck at their 5-7’s for almost that equivalent timeframe anyway, and can only in grade downgrade after eight years.
I’m just saying, I think we can all agree that several things need to be changed with the way we do transfers but if there’s anything I’m really trying to drive home, It’s the fact that lower level facilities get fucked the most when it comes to transfers and making yet another thing seniority based will not help. Hell if anything I say we make it about merits and stop letting every shit-bird facility pot-stirrer that likes to make everything worse for everyone else get picked up. Those who do a good job with their skills and contribute to the facility overall should be ranked highest.
